2008 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

2008 Montreal Alouettes season

Head coach| Marc Trestman
Home stadium| Molson Stadium
Results
Record| 11–7
Division place| 1st, East
Playoffs| Lost Grey Cup
Uniform

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The 2008 Montreal Alouettes season was the 42nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Alouettes finished first place in the East Division, won the East Final and advanced to the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal, where they lost to the Calgary Stampeders 22–14.

## Offseason

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The CFL announced on Monday, April 28, the Alouettes exceeded last year's $4.05-million cap by $108,285 and have been fined $116,570 as a result.[1] Montreal was more than $100,000 over, therefore, it will also lose the fourth overall selection in Wednesday's Canadian college draft.[1] Montreal will now be relegated to just one selection in the first-round, coming at No. 7.[1]

### CFL draft

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In the 2008 CFL Draft, 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players[2] from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black.

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School/Club Team

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1 | 7 | Shea Emry | LB | UBC
2 | 12 | Andrew Woodruff | OL | Boise State
4 | 28 | Terence Firr | REC | Manitoba
4 | 32 (via Saskatchewan) | Gurminder Thind | OL | South Carolina
5 | 36 | Paul Woldu | DB | Saskatchewan
6 | 48 (via Saskatchewan) | Luc Brodeur-Jourdain | OL | Laval

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### Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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A  | June 12  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | Molson Stadium | 37–34  | Win  | 20,202  | 1–0–0
B  | June 19  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | 16–19  | Loss  | 29,553  | 1–1–0

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## Regular season

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* On October 4, Montreal Alouettes slotback, Ben Cahoon surpassed Ray Elgaard to become the leading Canadian receiver in CFL history, with 831 receptions, against the Hamilton Tiger Cats.[5]

### Season standings

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East Division

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Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | Pts
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 610 | 443 | 22 | Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 435 | 490 | 16 | Details
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 397 | 627 | 8 | Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 441 | 593 | 6 | Details

### Season schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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1 | June 26  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 33–10  | Win  | 20,589  | 1–0
2 | July 4  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Molson Stadium | 38–24  | Win  | 20,202  | 2–0
3 | July 10  | Calgary Stampeders | Molson Stadium  | 23–19  | Loss  | 20,202  | 2–1
4 | July 19  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | Mosaic Stadium | 41–33  | Loss  | 28,800  | 2–2
5 | July 25  | at BC Lions | BC Place Stadium | 36–34  | Loss  | 30,132  | 2–3
6 | July 31  | Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | Molson Stadium  | 40–33  | Win  | 20,202  | 3–3
7 | Aug 8  | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | Canad Inns Stadium | 39–11  | Win  | 27,674  | 4–3
8 | Aug 15  | at Toronto Argonauts | Rogers Centre | 32–14  | Win  | 30,521  | 5–3
9  | Bye
10 | Aug 29  | BC Lions  | Molson Stadium  | 30–25  | Win  | 20,202  | 6–3
11 | Sept 7  | Toronto Argonauts  | Molson Stadium  | 45–19  | Win  | 20,202  | 7–3
12 | Sept 12  | at Calgary Stampeders  | McMahon Stadium | 41–30  | Loss  | 30,960  | 7–4
13 | Sept 21  | Edmonton Eskimos | Molson Stadium  | 40–4  | Win  | 20,202  | 8–4
14 | Sept 28  | Saskatchewan Roughriders  | Molson Stadium  | 37–12  | Win  | 20,202  | 9–4
15 | Oct 4  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | Ivor Wynne Stadium  | 44–36  | Loss  | 20,423  | 9–5
16 | Oct 13  | Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | Molson Stadium  | 42–11  | Win  | 20,202  | 10–5
17 | Oct 17  | at Toronto Argonauts  | Rogers Centre  | 43–34  | Win  | 30,262  | 11–5
18 | Oct 26  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers  | Molson Stadium  | 24–23  | Loss  | 20,202  | 11–6
19 | Oct 31  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | Commonwealth Stadium | 37–14  | Loss  | 29,911  | 11–7

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#  Games played with colour uniforms.
#  Games played with white uniforms.
#  Games played with alternate uniforms.

## Roster

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2008 Montreal Alouettes roster

Quarterbacks

* 10 Brad Banks
*  8 Marcus Brady
* 13 Anthony Calvillo
*  4 Adrian McPherson

Running backs

*  7 Kerry Carter FB
* 30 Dahrran Diedrick
* 21 Mike Imoh RB

Receivers

* 85 Brian Bratton
* 86 Ben Cahoon SB
* 80 Eric Deslauriers SB
* 82 Danny Desriveaux
* 18 Jamel Richardson
* 25 Larry Taylor
* 81 Kerry Watkins

|  | Offensive linemen

* 59 Josh Bourke T
* 68 Bryan Chiu C
* 57 Scott Flory G
* 61 Luke Fritz T
* 65 Paul Lambert G
* 67 Dave Mudge T
* 54 Jeff Perrett T
* 69 Eric Wilson G

Defensive linemen

* 48 John Bowman DE
* 95 Devone Claybrooks DT
* 99 Jermaine McElveen DE
* 72 Jeff Robertshaw DE
*  9 Anwar Stewart DE
* 90 Kerron Williams DT

|  | Linebackers

* 41 Shea Emry
*  0 Shawn Gallant LB
* 51 Cory Huclack
*  1 Reggie Hunt
* 46 Walter Spencer LB
* 14 Dwayne Taylor LB

Defensive backs

*  5 Khalil Carter DB
* 11 Chip Cox
* 31 Mark Estelle CB
* 40 Diamond Ferri
* 12 T. J. Hill
* 20 Matthieu Proulx
*  2 Davis Sanchez CB
* 32 Kiwaukee Thomas DB
* 45 Paul Woldu CB
* 16 Joel Wright S

Special teams

* 15 Damon Duval K
* 52 Chris Vrantsis LS

|  | Inactive List

* 22 Étienne Boulay S
*  6 Avon Cobourne RB
* 24 Randee Drew DB
* 17 Jesse Hendrix DB
* 78 Jeff Keeping DT
*  3 Chris Leak QB
* 55 Skip Seagraves T
* 88 Dave Stala SB
* 84 Elijah Thurmon SB
* 35 Mike Vilimek FB
* 43 Gemara Williams DB

Practice Roster

* 34 Donovan Alexander DB
* 87 Chris Dunlap WR
* 19 S. J. Green SB
* 91 Reggie Hardeway DE
* 60 Ryan Karhut G
* 39 Chris Smith DB

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Italics indicate Import players
Roster updated 2008-10-03
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 11 Inactive, 6 PS

## Statistics

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### Offence

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#### Passing

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Player  | Att  | Comp  | %  | Yards  | TD  | INT  | Rating

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Anthony Calvillo | 682 | 472 | 69.2 | 5624 | 43 | 13 | 107.2
Marcus Brady | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 113.0
Brad Banks | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 118.8
Adrian McPherson | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5
Damon Duval | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | (−12) | 0 | 0 | 35.4

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#### Rushing

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Player  | No.  | Yards  | Avg  | TD  | Fumbles

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Avon Cobourne | 145 | 950 | 6.6 | 6 | 3
Mike Imoh | 62 | 398 | 6.4 | 3 | 0
Dahrann Diedrick | 42 | 263 | 6.3 | 0 | 0
Anthony Calvillo | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 2 | 1
Adrian McPherson | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 5 | 1
Kerry Carter | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 1 | 0

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#### Receiving

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Player  | No.  | Yards  | Avg.  | Long  | TD

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Jamel Richardson | 98 | 1287 | 13.1 | 81 | 16
Ben Cahoon | 107 | 1226 | 11.5 | 29 | 7
Kerry Watkins | 84 | 1178 | 14.0 | 36 | 10

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### Defence

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## Playoffs

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### Eastern Final

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Date and time: Saturday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 26
Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 36

### Grey Cup

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Date and time: Sunday, November 23, 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Calgary Stampeders | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22
Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14

## Awards and records

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* Ben Cahoon, Nominee, Outstanding Canadian Award
* Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Yards (5,624)
* Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Attempts (682)
* Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Completions (472)
* Anthony Calvillo, Led Eastern Division, Passing Completion (69.8%)
* Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passing Touchdowns (43)
* Anthony Calvillo, Led CFL, Passer Rating (107.2) [6]
* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Anthony Calvillo (QB), Montreal Alouettes
* Avon Cobourne, Led CFL Eastern Division, Rushing Yards, (950)[7]
* CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Scott Flory (OG), Montreal Alouettes
* Terry Evanshen Trophy, Anthony Calvillo

### All-Star Selections

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* Josh Bourke, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Anthony Calvillo, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Bryan Chiu, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Avon Cobourne, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Damon Duval, CFL Eastern All-Star, Special Teams
* Mark Estelle, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence
* Scott Flory, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* T.J. Hill, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence
* Paul Lambert, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Jamel Richardson, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Davis Sanchez, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence
* Kerry Watkins, Eastern Division All-Star, Offence
* Keron Williams, CFL Eastern All-Star, Defence

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### Milestones

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## References

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1. ^ a b c CANOE – SLAM! Sports – CFL – CFL News: Riders, Als surpassed salary cap[usurped]
2. ^ "Draft List for Year 2008" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2008-01-28.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-19.2008 CFL Canadian Draft
4. ^ a b "Schedule". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
5. ^ "Yahoo! News Canada - Latest News & Headlines". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
6. ^ a b "Stats - Passing". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
7. ^ a b "Stats - Rushing". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
8. ^ "Stats - Receiving". CFL.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
9. ^ "2008 EAST & WEST DIVISION ALL-STARS". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

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2008 CFL season by team

West Division|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan

East Division|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Toronto
* Winnipeg

See also|

* 2008 CFL Draft
* 96th Grey Cup

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Montreal Alouettes

* Founded in 1946
* Based in Montreal, Quebec

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Molson Stadium
* Olympic Stadium
* Delorimier Stadium
* Autostade

Lineage and Lore|

* Montreal Football Club
* Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* Montreal Indians
* Montreal Cubs
* Montreal Royales
* Labour Day Classic
* Thanksgiving Day Classic
* Baltimore Stallions
* The Ice Bowl
* "Sunday Bloody Sunday"

Important figures|

* Junior Ah You
* Peter Dalla Riva
* George Dixon
* Sam Etcheverry
* Terry Evanshen
* Gene Gaines
* Dickie Harris
* John O'Quinn
* Tony Pajaczkowski
* "Prince" Hal Patterson
* Herb Trawick
* Pierre Vercheval
* Virgil Wagner
* Dan Yochum
* Mike Pringle
* Anthony Calvillo
* Ben Cahoon

Retired numbers|

* 13
* 27
* 28
* 56
* 63
* 74
* 75
* 77
* 78
* 86
* 92

Key personnel|

* Owner: Pierre Karl Péladeau
* General Manager: Danny Maciocia
* Head Coach: Jason Maas

Grey Cup
Championships (8)|

* 1949
* 1970
* 1974
* 1977
* 2002
* 2009
* 2010
* 2023

Eastern Division
Championships (19)|

* 1949
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1970
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2023

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: East

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